• Creation of MCQs, explanations and commenting for assessment purposes is
performed online in PeerWise during weeks 6-9 of the course inclusive. Students are
expected to contribute online at regular intervals throughout this period with the
expectation being at least twice per week.
• In addition, a selection of MCQs and comments (as outlined below) is required to be
submitted online via ‘Assignments’ in Canvas on, or before, the due date. An
accompanying cover sheet must be downloaded and copied on to the front of your
assignment before submitting. Hard-copy submission is not required.
• Plagiarism checking will be performed on all submitted assignments by Course
Coordinators using ‘Turnitin’.
• You must read the following documents prior to preparing and submitting your
assignment:
o Medical Imaging Assessment Requirements and Presentation Criteria
o Referencing of Images in Medical Imaging Assignments
o Student Academic Conduct Statute
o The Use of Third Party Assistance in Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Coursework: Guidelines for Students
All of the above documents are available in ‘Assignments’ on Canvas. Assignments that
are submitted that do not comply with the instructions and information in these
documents may either incur penalty or not be accepted for marking.
Assessment Outline:
In Module Two of the course, each student is required to contribute to creating a bank of
multi-choice questions (MCQs) that aims to test the learning goals of this module using
the online tool PeerWise.
During weeks 6-9 inclusive of this course you are required to:
• Create a minimum of four clinical scenarios that reflect a theme from the
module topics (at least one per weekly topic) being the MRI clinical
environment, MR bio-effects, MR safety, and gadolinium-based contrast agents.
For each scenario, provide a minimum of one MCQ and post these on
PeerWise. The MCQs should aim to test your fellow students’ knowledge, ability
to apply this knowledge to clinical practice and their critical thinking/decisionmaking abilities. For each MCQ, you need to include a full explanation of the
correct answer and justification for each of your chosen distractors. You are
encouraged to include MRI images, photos and/or diagrams, videos, links to
journal articles and other supporting resources as appropriate.
• You are also expected to participate in commenting on your peers MCQs (via the
‘Comments’ feature on PeerWise). This feedback may clarify any confusion or
misconceptions, propose alternative distractors (including explanations) or
higher level questions, or provide additional relevant information and/or
supporting sources to extend the discussion further.
• The course lecturers will provide feedback via a Canvas online ‘Conference’ at
5pm Wednesday 8th May on MCQs posted by 10am the previous day.You can
use this feedback to improve your questions prior to final submission. After that
date, the lecturers will not be involved in this assessment. Rather, as a class, you
will continue to provide feedback on PeerWise to each other’s MCQs.
• Once posted, you are not allowed to edit or delete your question as this also
resets any responses and comments. You may however choose to use the
‘Improve explanation’ feature if you would like to expand on, modify, or clarify
any information. If you would like a question deleted, you must contact the
Course Coordinator to ask permission.
• You can create, comment on and answer as many MCQs as you like BUT the
MCQs you create and the feedback you give should demonstrate your
engagement with the concepts presented in the course and how they may be
applied in clinical practice.
• MCQ references should be included at the end of the explanation. It is expected
that a minimum of 3 references are included for each MCQ and that a range of
sources are used across the submitted MCQs. Similarly, all comments should
include supporting resources that are fully referenced.
What to hand in for this assessment: By the final due date you are required to copy
and paste the following contributions (including a link to each contribution on PeerWise)
into a Word document and submit online to Canvas for plagiarism checking:
• 4 scenarios (including a minimum of 1 MCQ and full explanations for each)
that you have created (at least one from each Module Two weekly topic) that best
demonstrate your ability to engage with the learning goals of this course. Include
all of the following:
o the full question (including images if used)
o all alternative answers
o full explanation (including any ‘improved explanations’)
o reference list
o topic tag
o any comments from other students
o link to the question
• 2 comments that provide constructive feedback that you have posted on your
peers’ MCQs that best demonstrate your ability to critically question and/or expand
on other students’ contributions. Include all of the following:
o the original question
o all alternative answers
o full explanation (including any ‘improved explanations’)
o reference list
o topic tag
o your comment (including any replies to your comment)
o your reference list
o link to the question
Each of your scenarios is of equal value and contributes 15% to the assessment mark (60%
in total). Each piece of feedback contributes a further 20% to the assessment mark (40% in
total). If any of the above contributions are not submitted, a corresponding proportional
penalty deduction for each missing weekly scenario or piece of feedback will be applied.
You will only be marked on ‘Knowledge’ and ‘Criticality’ (see associated marking
criteria form) for the questions and comments that you hand in – you can contribute
as much as you like to PeerWise. It is expected that you submit your best 4 scenarios
and 2 comments that demonstrate exemplary understanding of the themes and ideas
outlined in Module Two, and fulfil the requirements set out on the marking criteria form for
this assessment.
The ‘Participation’ mark will be assigned to your online activity across Module Two.
Please Note: You will get out of this assignment, what you put in. While it is not required,
we recommend you attempt to participate more than the minimum requirements above.
The more MCQs you create, the better you will get at constructing them. You will also have
more to choose from when you need to hand in this assessment. More importantly, the
more you write, comment, and answer the better your knowledge of course content and
ability to apply these concepts to your own clinical practice!
More detailed information and supporting resources are available in ‘PeerWise
Tips’ on Canvas and you should ensure that you read all of this prior to
commencing this assessment.
Sample Solution
